Mauritius vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 163 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Vietnam about 163 times.
MauritiusVietnamMauritius moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.01× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 163× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritius sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Mauritius bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Mauritius is 163 times smaller than Vietnam. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Vietnam?
- About 163 times: Vietnam has 163× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritius is drawn about 1.14× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mauritius or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².